Zimbabwe: Relieve Mudzi of Water Scarcity Pain

Harare — Malfunctioning boreholes in the Chingwena area of Mudzi make Mabel Katiyo's heart heavier and worn out by sinking her in the waters of sorrow.

Each day, she wakes up at 4am and treks four to five km to a nearby river to fetch water from the riverbed. She carries a 20-litre container on her head. Katiyo and other villagers in the Masarakufa ward dug a water point on the riverbed where she gets water for drinking, cooking, washing and for her three cows.

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